According to a Prague legend, a cruel knight who murdered his beloved was turned into an iron statue as punishment. Only a young girl meeting his ghost at the right moment can break the curse, but the opportunity supposedly arises only once a century.
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- Place
- Praha
- Municipality / starting point
- Praha
- District / region
- Praha 1 · Staré Město
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- House of the Iron Man
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.